Humza Yousaf has insisted he would not allow the SNP to 'lurch to the right' as he clashed with Kate Forbes during a stormy TV debate
Humza Yousaf has insisted he would not allow the SNP to "lurch to the right" as he clashed with Kate Forbes during a stormy TV debate.
Yousaf fired back that he was happy to be branded a "continuity candidate" after he won the backing of most senior members of the SNP. "If continuity means continuing 15 years of winning elections, 15 years of growing support for independence, if it's 15 years of being the national government of Scotland, then I think that continuity is no bad thing.
The stakes were high for all candidates as recent polling suggested up to a third of SNP members remain undecided on who to vote for. "I am the only candidate who will stand up to Westminster’s power grab and defend our democracy, maintain a pro-independence majority in parliament, and I’m the only candidate who is unequivocally committed to protecting and advancing the rights of all those we serve.Ash Regan, the third candidate to become First Minister, was criticised by both Yousaf and Forbes after she insisted Scotland could achieve independence by the SNP winning a simple majority of votes at a general election.
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